Riverhounds SC Communications Anthony Picardi, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (412) 952-5789 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (2-2-6) 2019 SCHEDULE & RECORD VS. OTTAWA FURY FC (6-2-3) League Record: 2-2-6 Home: 1-0-3 • Away: 1-2-3 • Non-League Play: 2-0-0 Saturday, June 8, 2019 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, PA MARCH TALE OF THE TAPE Sat. 16 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW L, 0-2 GAME 11 - QUICK HITTERS Sat. 23 @Swope Park Rangers CW T, 2-2 • Riverhounds SC (2-2-6 overall, 1-0-3 home) will host Ottawa Sat. 30 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW T, 2-2 Fury FC (6-2-3 overall, 2-1-2 away) this weekend for their first APRIL meeting of the year. Sat. 6 @Louisville City FC CW W, 1-0 • The Hounds have never lost to Ottawa in four all-time Sat. 13 HARTFORD ATHLETIC ESPN+ W, 3-1 meetings. With an overall record of 3-0-1 against Fury FC, the Sat. 20 SAINT LOUIS FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 Black and Gold also hold a 1-0-1 all-time home record against Sat. 27 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ T, 2-2 the Eastern Conference foe. PITTSBURGH OTTAWA • In series history, the Hounds have shut out Ottawa in three of MAY Sat. 4 @Charleston Battery CW T, 2-2 2-2-6 Record 6-2-3 their four all-time meetings, including two straight games. Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 2* 14th Standing 4th • Last year, the Hounds won both meetings against Fury FC 0-1-4 Last Five 3-0-2 Tue. 14 DAYTON DUTCH LIONS* ESPN+ W, 3-0 L1 Streak W1 - each match by scores of 1-0. Also in both of these games, Sat. 25 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ T, 0-0 Bob Lilley Head Coach Nikola Popovic Pittsburgh received its scoring from center backs (Tobi Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 3** @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @OttawaFuryFC Adewole in the first meeting at home and ex-HoundHugh Wed. 29 INDY ELEVEN** ESPN+ W, 1-0 All-Time Head-to-Head Roberts in the second meeting on the road). ............................................................................................3-0-1 • Pittsburgh has allowed 13 goals this season, which ranks tied JUNE Referee Sat. 1 @Indy Eleven CW L, 1-2 ............................................................................ Kevin Broadley for seventh fewest in the Eastern Conference. Sat. 8 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Assistants • In four home games this season, the Hounds have allowed just Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 4*** .............................................................Nick Balcer, Noah Matos three goals. The squad also has posted two clean sheets at Fourth Official Tue. 11 @Columbus Crew SC*** ESPN+ 7 p.m. ................................................................................Brandon Rea Highmark Stadium in 2019 league play. Sat. 15 @Atlanta United 2 CW 7:30 p.m. Injuries • Pittsburgh will have defender back from a red Sat. 22 NEW YORK RED BULLS II ESPN+ 7 p.m. ............................................Mouhamed Dabo - Out (hamstring) Joe Greenspan ..........................................................Prosper Figbe - Out (knee) card suspension. However, the team will be without forward Sat. 29 BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. ............................................................ Caleb Smith - Out (groin) Mark Forrest, who was issued a red card last time out against Suspensions JULY .......................................................Mark Forrest - Out (red card) Indy Eleven. Thu. 4 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC CW 7 p.m. • Greenspan leads the club with 61 clearances and is second on Sun. 7 @Charlotte Independence ESPN+ 7 p.m. the team with 51 aerial duels won. Sat. 13 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ 7 p.m. STAT COMPARISON • MidfielderKenardo Forbes leads the Hounds with 18 chances Sat. 20 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Sat. 27 @Hartford Athletic CW 7 p.m. Hounds Category Ottawa created. 1.30 Scoring Average 1.55 1.30 Opponent Scoring Average 0.82 • On the club’s all-time home-goal leaderboard (all 13 Goals Forced 17 competitions), midfielder ranks second with 22 AUGUST Kevin Kerr Sat. 3 MEMPHIS 901 FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. 13 Goals Allowed 9 tallies and forward Neco Brett places eighth with 14 tallies at 0 Goal Differential +8 Sat. 10 SWOPE PARK RANGERS ESPN+ 7 p.m. 9 Assists 15 friendly confines. Wed. 14 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. 10.40 Shots/Game 11.00 • This will mark head coach Bob Lilley’s 50th game (all Sat. 17 @North Carolina FC CW 7 p.m. 2.80 SOG/Game 4.73 Fri. 23 LOUDOUN UNITED FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. 10 15 competitions) with the club. Since he was named head coach Yellow Cards Fri. 30 @Ottawa Fury FC CW 7 p.m. 2 Red Cards 0 heading into the 2018 campaign, Pittsburgh has compiled a 20-9-20 overall record (all competitions). In addition, the squad has logged a 12-4-10 home record (all competitions) SEPTEMBER TEAM LEADERS Sat. 7 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. under his leadership. Hounds Category Ottawa Sat. 14 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ 7 p.m. Kevin Kerr, 3 Goals Mour Samb, 6 • Defender Jordan Dover, named a member of the Guyana Sat. 21 @Nashville SC CW 8 p.m. Two tied, 3 Assists Mour Samb, 4 National Team’s provisional 40-player roster ahead of the Gold Tue. 24 @Memphis 901 FC CW 8 p.m. Kevin Kerr, 7 Points Mour Samb, 16 Steevan Dos Santos, 19 Shots Mour Samb, 24 Cup, has been with Guyana this week. Sat. 28 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ 7 p.m. Two tied, 900 Minutes Carl Haworth, 977 Joe Greenspan, 3 Yellow Cards Chris Mannella, 3 OCTOBER Two tied, 1 Red Cards - Tue. 1 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. Ben Lundgaard, 0.75 GAA Callum Irving, 0.63 Sat. 5 ATLANTA UNITED 2 ESPN+ 7 p.m. Two tied, .667 Callum Irving, .773 SV% Sat. 12 @Saint Louis FC CW 8:30 p.m. Sun. 20 @Birmingham Legion FC CW 4:30 p.m. HIGHS AND LOWS CLUB NOTABLES TEAM Most All-Time Appearances ...............................................David Flavius (183) All-Time Goals Leader ..........................................................David Flavius (58) Hounds High Hounds Low Category Opponent High Opponent Low All-Time Assists Leader ............................... David Flavius and Kevin Kerr (25) 8 (vs. Hartford 4/13) 0 (three times) Points 6 (two times) 0 (three times) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 42-34-30 3 (vs. Hartford 4/13) 0 (three times) Goals 2 (six times) 0 (three times) 2 (three times) 0 (four times) Assists 2 (two times) 0 (three times) Last Game Summary 18 (vs. Hartford 4/13) 3 (vs. Nashville 4/27) Shots 17 (at Indy Eleven 6/1) 6 (three times) Riverhounds SC 1, Indy Eleven 2 7 (at Bethlehem 3/30) 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) SOG 5 (two times) 1 (three times) Game 10 • Lucas Oil Stadium • June 1, 2019 3 (two times) 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) Saves 5 (at Bethlehem 3/30) 0 (three times) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (2-2-6) lost to Indy Eleven 18 (vs. Charlotte 5/25) 10 (two times) Fouls 20 (at Charleston 5/4) 8 (vs. Saint Louis 4/20) (6-2-3), 2-1, on Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Pittsburgh native Robbie Mertz scored his first professional goal in the 15th minute to put the Hounds up 1-0 at the half. MILESTONE TRACKER The Eleven then scored two second-half goals (Kenney Walker and Tyler Pasher) to take the lead and ultimately • Kevin Kerr, 25 career helpers with the Hounds, is one assist away from becoming the team’s all-time assist the three points. leader (currently tied with David Flavius). TIME OUT LAST • Kerr is tied with Corey Hertzog for the third-most league goals (27) in club history. • The Hounds are one win away from their 200th victory in franchise history (including league, postseason and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play). Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #PITvOTT NOTES QUICK FACTS ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 23 • Returners: 10 • Newcomers: 13 General Information Name: Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC City/Zip: Pittsburgh, PA 15219 NUMERICAL Founded: March 11, 1998 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Hometown (Previous Club) Nickname: Hounds 1 Kyle Morton GK 6-4 195 West Chester, Pa. (Rochester Rhinos) Colors: Black & Gold 2 Tobi Adewole D 6-3 195 Ashton, Md. (George Washington University) Conference: USL Championship Eastern Conference 3 Uchenna Uzo D 5-11 204 Lagos, Nigeria (Phoenix Rising FC) Venue: Highmark Stadium 4 Dani Rovira* D 5-9 145 Bogota, Colombia (University of Vermont) 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Capacity: 5,000 6 Sammy Kahsai* M 6-0 165 Hyattsville, Md. (UMBC) Owner: Tuffy Shallenberger 7 Ryan James D 5-8 155 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Nashville SC) Website: www.riverhounds.com 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) 9 Neco Brett F 5-8 165 Kingston, Jamaica (Portland Timbers 2) 10 Kevin Kerr M 5-10 160 York, England (S.C. Wiedenbruck) 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5-10 165 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) RECORD WHEN... 12 Christian Volesky F 6-1 170 Henderson, Nev. (OKC Energy FC) 13 Caleb Smith* D 5-9 155 Arlington, Texas (Southern Methodist University) At home ................................................................. 1-0-3 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) On road ................................................................. 1-2-3 15 Anthony Velarde* M 5-7 160 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) In games decided by one goal ................................. 1-1 16 Mark Forrest* F 6-3 195 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) In games decided by two goals or more .................